US4288464A
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Flavor enhancer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-10-19
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 1999-10-19
Abstract
Abstract Enhancing the flavor of artificial sweetening compositions by the addition of maltol.
Inventors
- 👤 Walton J. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:10
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
A flavor enhancer prepared by drying an aqueous composition comprising 1-5 parts of artifical sweetener, 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol, and 5 to 10 parts of a soluble low DE polysaccharide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A flavor enhancer prepared by drying an aqueous composition comprising 1-5 parts of artifical sweetener, 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol, and 5 to 10 parts of a soluble low DE polysaccharide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
Claim 1 in which an artificial sweetener is a cyclamate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Claim 2 in which the cyclamate is comprised of at least two salts selected from the cation group, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
Claim 3 in which the salts are sodium, calcium and potassium cyclamate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
Claim 4 in which the salts are sodium and potassium cyclamate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
Claim 1 in which the artificial sweetener is a combination of salts of cyclamate and saccharin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A flavor enhancer comprising 1-5 parts of a combination of salts of cyclamate and saccharin, said cyclamate consisting of salts of sodium, potassium and calcium and said saccharin being supplemented with urea, 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol and 5 to 10 parts of a soluble low DE polysaccharide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
A flavor enhancer comprising 1-5 parts of a combination of salts of cyclamate and saccharin, said cyclamate consisting of salts of sodium, potassium and calcium and said saccharin being supplemented with urea, 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol and 5 to 10 parts of a soluble low DE polysaccharide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
In a method of producing a flavor enhancing composition by drying an aqueous solution of 1-5 parts artificial sweetener and 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol, the improvement which comprises adding to said aqueous solution, prior to said drying, 5 to 10 parts of a low DE polysaccharide so as to inhibit crystallization of said maltol or ethyl maltol during said drying.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
In a method of producing a flavor enhancing composition by drying an aqueous solution of 1-5 parts artificial sweetener and 1/2 to 1 part maltol or ethyl maltol, the improvement which comprises adding to said aqueous solution, prior to said drying, 5 to 10 parts of a low DE polysaccharide so as to inhibit crystallization of said maltol or ethyl maltol during said drying.
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